Cheap Ferrari's

[neil_cardiff]

I was just absent mindedly having bored root around on Ted's marvellous website and came across a link to www.verdiferrari.co.uk and on there there were some very interesting adverts.

Ferrari 412i RHD £13,995
Ferrari 400i RHD £9,995
Ferrari 308GT4 2+2 Dino £19,995

Now then, to me that sounds like an absolute bargain to own a piece of maranello magic. I understand that they may not be the 'finest' examples, and probably would really hurt when it comes to parts/labour/insurance.

But come on 10 grand for an everyday saloon that just happens to be a Ferrari - it'll keep up with a BMW 740i or Audi A6 4.2i - which considering its age is fairly good...

Now please don't send the SWAT team around my house - it was just an idea?

[Roadrunner]

The ferrari golden rule: only buy one if you can afford two.

[neil_cardiff]

I would imagine that rule applies to new?

[smeagol]

millionaires car Ferrari, guarenteed to cost a fortune in servicing and will need lots of it.

I looked into the cheap option talked to a friend who had one aksed about servicing and he pointed out he needed a cam belt change at, wait for it £2000

[neil_cardiff]

My thought was that it could be a throwaway car (sorry to all those people who love their Ferrari's) in which you could buy and then sell at a loss - it could be a fun years motoring - imagine your line in a pub to a laydee...

"I've got a ferrari outside - no, really...honest - please come back - what do you mean I look like a bastard child of John Prescott and Shane McGowan - Ferrari - look...aww nuts"

Oops maybe a bit too much dreaming there...

But that was my idea...

>> Edited by neil_cardiff on Sunday 7th July 23:17

[HarryW]

A friend went down this road a few years ago, pick himself up one of the 'unloved' Mondials, personally I think it's still a bl**dy nice car, red and magnolia.
He does about 3K miles a year in it and it costs about the same in servicing and bits and bobs so asides the insurance and petrol thats about £1 a mile to run. Thats not to say that if you only do 500 miles it'll cost £500 though .
As a fun car to have in the garage I can think of a lot worse out there and not a lot better when it comes to the head turning stakes. Well worth considering IMHO.

Harry

[Roadrunner]

The golden rule applies to used examples. A new one will have an unlimited warranty so repair costs are irrelevant. Elise?

[thub]

A recent Classic Car mag had a good article on buying cheap Ferraris. Some appear relatively cheap to run (relative to the QE2)